NBA 2K11 Servers Given a Stay of Execution

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Richard Walker

Having previously declared that it was to shutdown the servers for NBA 2K11 later this month, 2K Sports has decided to extend the active period until April 2012, presumably in reponse to fan reaction and the continuing issues with NBA 2K12's online components.

It was only last week that 2K made the announcement to close the NBA 2K11 servers, a mere 13 months after the game's release, leading some fans to be confused and angry as to why the online aspects of the game were being axed so soon. Our very own Mr. Lee Bradley wrote a feature on it recently.

NBA 2K11 has My Crew and Online Leagues, as well as more reliable online connections than its successor, which is subject to several patches as its online troubles persist due to it's new codebase. 2K has posted a list of servers that will remain active until April 2012 for its sports titles, which bizarrely includes NBA 2K5. Go figure...

[Via Kotaku]

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  • A 2011 game's servers were going to shut down in 2011? lol
  • Well that makes it all better then doesn't it? So dumb.
  • Well i guess that's better. Though only keeping a games servers open because it's better than it's successor is absurd. That gives the likes of EA an excuse to close FIFA server's after 12 months. "Oh It's ok Fifa 13 is better than Fifa 12, just play that"...
  • It says NFL 2K5 not NBA 2K5. Just saying
  • I hope this is because people spoke up because it was pissing them off. Power to the People (reminds me of Bioshock...)
  • Why not just speak the truth and say go out and buy 2k12 because we want more money that goes for you EA too you greedy fucks do you really expect us to keep updating every years what if i prefer the older one to the newer one Come on people stop buying these games that will show em. Be awesome if everybody just turned around and not bought a single copy lol i'd love to see their faces if that were to happen then they would stop ripping us off.
  • Why would they want to shut the servers on a great game?
  • @7 to save money. That is the only thing they matters today unfortunately
  • Great one EA more penny pinching we really enjoy what you are doing...
  • @9 *2K
  • @9 What have EA got to do with anything?
  • I love the 2k Basketball games, but there online servers SUCK.
  • We should be celebrating this stay of execution by procrastinating popping these 2kSport achievements, until March 2012. HEHE
  • @1 NBA 2K11 came out in 2010.
  • @Richard - "2K has posted a list of servers that will remain active until April 2012 for its sports titles, which bizarrely includes NBA 2K5. Go figure..." Read the article again. It doesn't say that these games will close April 2012. It states "For the discontinued 2K10 and prior 360 titles, match making and leaderboards on LIVE will still be available, but the additional features we offer (leagues, sports ticker, lobbies) will not be available." It only states that the leagues, sports tickers and lobbies will close, but at an indeterminable time. It doesn't specify when this will happen. They only clearly state that the servers for NBA 2K11 will close April 2012, not anything else. Also, they will be partially functional (matchmaking), and not all 2K online games have to be started in a lobby, so you could technically still play online and possibly get achievements.
  • This sucks, I got rid of my game n bought 2k12. Fuck u 2k
  • @9 - If your going to bash EA, at least try and do it in the right article, after all its nothing that hasnt been said before.
  • Well, I'm relieved to hear this. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to get the ranked achievements before the servers closed with my 360 being out of commission at the moment.
  • My apologies everyone,was pretty tired and mixed it up with FIFA.
  • @14 As do all games with years in their title. They come out the preceding year. But doesn't it still sound funny to you a game with 2011 in it's title will have it's servers shut down in that year? To me it does.
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